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An integrated public health response to an outbreak of Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection during the 2022–2023 mosquito season in Victoria

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionMurray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus known to cause infrequent yet substantial human outbreaks around the Murray Valley region of south-eastern Australia, resulting in significant mortality.MethodsThe public ...
Maxwell Braddick, Maxwell Braddick, Helen M. O’Brien, Chuan K. Lim, Chuan K. Lim, Rebecca Feldman, Cathy Bunter, Peter Neville, Christopher R. Bailie, Grace Butel-Simoes, Min-Ho Jung, Aidan Yuen, Nicole Hughes, N. Deborah Friedman   +13 more
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Surveillance and control of Aedes albopictus in the Swiss-Italian border region: differences in egg densities between intervention and non-intervention areas [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, originates from the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. Over the recent decades it has been passively spread across the globe, primarily through the used tyre trade and passive ...
Lukas Engeler, Lukas Engeler (843720), Lêda N Regis, Tobias T Suter, Feijoó Fariña, Begoña, Regis, Lêda N., Mauro Tonolla (124932), Santos, Maria A. V. de Melo, Engeler, Lukas, Lêda N. Regis (430250), Begoña Feijoó Fariña, Flacio, Eleonora, Tobias T. Suter (843718), Mauro Tonolla, Fariña, Begoña Feijoó, Eleonora Flacio, Pie Müller, Eleonora Flacio (497099), de Melo Santos, Maria A. V., Müller, Pie, Maria A V de Melo Santos, Pie Müller (68677), Maria A. V. de Melo Santos (843721), Begoña Feijoó Fariña (843719), Tonolla, Mauro, Suter, Tobias T.   +25 more
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Development and field evaluation of a synthetic mosquito lure that is more attractive than humans. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Disease transmitting mosquitoes locate humans and other blood hosts by identifying their characteristic odor profiles. Using their olfactory organs, the mosquitoes detect compounds present in human breath, sweat and skins, and use these
Killeen, G.F., Ngonyani, Hassan, Fredros O Okumu, Edgar Mbeyela, Smallegange, R.C., Moore, Sarah J., Ogoma, Sheila, Munk, Cristina, Mukabana, Wolfgang R., Ngonyani, H., Mbeyela, Edgar, Ogoma, S., Cristina Munk, Emmanuel Titus, Hassan Mshinda, Moore, S.J., Sheila Ogoma, Killeen, Gerry F, Sarah J Moore, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Takken, W., Okumu, Fredros O, Mshinda, Hassan, Mukabana, W.R., Okumu, Fredros O., Okumu, F.O., Lubandwa Biswaro, Moore, Sarah J, Munk, C., Smallegange, Renate C, Gerry F Killeen, Renate C Smallegange, Titus, E., Titus, Emmanuel, Takken, Willem, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Hassan Ngonyani, Mbeyela, E., Killeen, Gerry F., Mshinda, H., Biswaro, Lubandwa, Biswaro, L., Smallegange, Renate C., Willem Takken   +43 more
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Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control

Insects, 2016
The burden of gene transfer from one mosquito generation to the next falls on the female and her eggs. The selection of an oviposition site that guarantees egg and larval survival is a critical step in the reproductive process.
Jonathan F. Day
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Mosquito-Borne Virus Risk Assessment for West Nile virus, from the California Mosquito-Borne Virus Surveillance & Response Plan, by California Department of Public Health, Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California, and University of California, published May 2021.

, 2022
Mosquito-Borne Virus Risk Assessment for West Nile virus, from the California Mosquito-Borne Virus Surveillance & Response Plan, by California Department of Public Health, Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California, and University of California,
Vicki L. Kramer (9656971), Emma T. N. Lonstrup (12519617), Christopher M. Barker (7419158), Robert E. Snyder (3860536), Mary E. Danforth (12519614)   +4 more
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Coordination among neighbors improves the efficacy of Zika control despite economic costs.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Emerging mosquito-borne viruses like Zika, dengue, and chikungunya pose a major threat to public health, especially in low-income regions of Central and South America, southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Outbreaks of these diseases are likely to have long-
Natalie J Lemanski, Samantha R Schwab, Dina M Fonseca, Nina H Fefferman   +3 more
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Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malaria vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health Organization has called on countries in Africa to increase surveillance efforts to detect and ...
Eric O. Ochomo, Sylvia Milanoi, Bernard Abong’o, Brenda Onyango, Margaret Muchoki, Diana Omoke, Evelyn Olanga, Laban Njoroge, Elijah Omondi Juma, James Dan Otieno, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau, Cristina Rafferty, John E. Gimnig, Mildred Shieshia, Daniel Wacira, Joseph Mwangangi, Marta Maia, Charles Chege, Ahmeddin Omar, Martin K. Rono, Lucy Abel, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, Andrew Obala, Charles Mbogo, Lenson Kariuki   +25 more
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Evaluation of the Entomological Adaptive Surveillance Framework for malaria vector monitoring: a comparative field trial with routine surveillance in Ghana and Mozambique

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Accurate mosquito surveillance is essential for guiding targeted interventions. To capture the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of mosquito populations, surveillance designs would ideally be flexible and evidence-based, that is, informed ...
Luigi Sedda, Allison Tatarsky, Baltazar Candrinho, Abdollah Jalilian, Mercy Opiyo, Steven Gowelo, Dulcisária J Marrenjo, Christian Atta-Obeng, Ernest Boampong, Samuel K Oppong, Otubea Owusu-Akrofi, Edward Thomsen, Keziah L Malm, Neil F Lobo   +13 more
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Fauna and Larval Habitat Characteristics of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kashan County, Central Iran, 2019

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2021
Background: Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading devastating parasites and pathogens causing some important infectious diseases. The present study was done to better understand and update the fauna of Culicidae and to find out the distribution and ...
Tahereh Sadat Asgarian, Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Rouhullah Dehghani, Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of subsampling methods for large mosquito samples

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background The analysis of large mosquito samples is expensive and time-consuming, delaying the efficient timing of vector control measurements. Processing a fraction of a sample using a subsampling method can significantly reduce the processing effort ...
Linda Jaworski, Stephanie Jansen, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Matthias Beck, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ellen Kiel, Renke Lühken   +7 more
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